Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Self-exiled former Information minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has discussed the importance of real-time announcement of election results as Zimbabwe gears for 2023 harmonised elections. He was responding to the release of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s 7 Electoral Reform Demands last week. In a Twitter thread seen by Pindula News, Moyo said the announcement is different from the declaration of results. We present his thread below:
The release of #CCC’s “7 electoral reform demands” has exposed the telling fact that the party and its loquacious trolls don’t know that election results in Zim are ANNOUNCED, in real-time at polling stations, immediately after vote counting. This is huge for vote defence!
In terms of s37C of the Electoral Act, see attachment, Zimbabwe’s election system has five electoral centres. These five election centres have complementary roles; with each having its own election return (called a V-Form) and a distinct function in the election system!
In terms of s38 of the Electoral Act, attached, Zimbabwe’s plebiscite harmonises three elections that are run simultaneously: General (parliamentary), local authority and presidential elections. Results of these elections are ANNOUNCED in real-time at polling stations!
Real-time result ANNOUNCEMENT is done in terms of s64(d) of the Electoral Act which mandates the presiding officer to: “Display (announce) the polling station return (V11) to those present”. The display is before publication of the result outside of the polling station!
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